Re: [Harp-L] Elizabeth and cleaning

[Joe and Cass Leone <leone@xxxxxxxx>]

On Mar 20, 2009, at 8:19 AM, Randy Power wrote:

> Thanks Elizabeth for the tips! Now I think I have a dead reed... I  
> think?
> How can you tell? Does the sound take much, much much more air to  
> come out?

Reeds that take much much much more air are improperly gapped. A bad  
reed will usually go 'dull'. It looses it timbre and 'carry'. The  
vibrations stop quickly because the crack or other imperfection isn't  
allowing the metal to spring.

> I guess I’ll start learning something new now.
>
> Thanks again,
>
> Randy
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